Billy Bastardi is a product-focused technology leader with 12 years of experience scaling engineering organizations and shipping revenue-generating products from early prototypes to enterprise adoption. Based in Miami, he progressed from hands-on front-end and platform engineering to building and leading search and reviews businesses at Yext—where he grew a Search org to 25 engineers and helped the product reach ~$20M ACV and 20M+ monthly searches. As a founder and CTO he’s blended product strategy with technical execution, and now serves as Head of Product at Adonis, bringing both operator discipline and startup grit. He’s known for turning long-running R&D efforts into automated, production-grade model delivery pipelines and for pairing cross-functional roadmaps with measurable KPIs and SLO-driven reliability. Notably, his background spans full-stack delivery, UX-led front-end work, and operational roles, giving him a rare view across product, engineering, and business operations.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at SUNY Westchester Community College
Business Management, Business Management at Iona University
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